I know a lot of people that put the cutoff for "good" Simpsons right before Season 11, and with good reason- apart from "Behind the Laughter", it's a season with some weak episodes, and in retrospect, it's the first sign of what was to come.
That said, I love this bit from "Kill the Alligator and Run":
>Okay. 'There's a black widow at your door, a rattlesnake at the window, and a scorpion on the phone. Do you, 'A'- none of the below, 'B'-